Started out with the fabulous breakfast buffet that I had four helpings of. This was followed by trip to the computer room to do blog. Met Hans Hurch the programmer for the Viennale. I thanked him for programming the film. He blamed it all on Mark. I am beginning to get a handle on how the whole film festival game works. I asked Hans about getting some more nights at the hotel. Me made some vague promises about looking into this.
Went back to room for a nap and ended up sleeping until about 6 o'clock. Jet lag and staying out so late is putting me down. Got up in time to be shuttled to another fabulous dinner courtesy of the Viennale. Beet soup with porcini mushroom ravioli followed by lentils with potato cheese gnocchi.
Sat with film critic / academic Ronald Bergan and Hal Hartley again. Damn that Hal Hartley for being such a nice guy. He actually has me interested in seeing Fay Grim now. Ronald was very entertaining, possibly because he kept praising me everytime I revealed admiration for another figure of the French New Wave. La Maman et La Putain is your favourite film? You've gone up even further in my estimation! Ronald might not come see Monkey Warfare, however, because he is not into popular music or culture!
Speaking of figures of the French New Wave, I was briefly introduced to Jean-Pierre Gorin who is here to curate a series about the essay film. I told Gorin that I was one of the few people he is likely to meet who has seen every Dziga Vertov Group film. He replied that there are many Christians who have yet to leave their caves!
Our screening was at 11:30 that night. Once again, it was completely sold out and I was the oldest person in the theatre. The appeal to the audience this time for marijuana was met with success. We went to a very nice guy named Tony's apartment and he gave us 5 grams. I gave him a record and a CD of the soundtrack for my next film. Tony had an amazing apartment with immensely high ceilings. He also had a room with a big screen and a video projector. We hung out for an hour so before it was back for a nightcap of Khardu at Mark's hotel room.
Tomorrow we shall try to sort out whether we can squeeze these extra days out of Hans or else it will be on Mark's floor.